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😎 Quinn Elwood: Science Meets the Wild

"The earth is not ours; we are the earth's." But let me be honest—I am going to try and get you to feel that to your bones.

I'm not just an Environmental Scientist—I'm a contemporary explorer; a whisperer of ecosystems; and a freakin' rebel with a "why". My lab? The wilderness parts of the planet. My data? Inscribed in glacier scars, whispers of ancient forests, and the vitals of lost species.

😳 The Origin

You might imagine a 12-year old Quinn with a jar of tadpoles in a muck,and thinking that documenting the tadpole's journey on a piece of lined paper was the most important work in history. Years later, I am that same kid, but instead of tadpoles I have trekking across deflating Arctic tundras; sleepless nights under bioluminescent skies; and everyday fighting corporate greed (a la PhD).

😍 My Life Philosophy: Chaos with Intention

It's not about balanced living. It's about jumping into the storm with attention to intention and collecting some painful stories like "that really stung" story, as salt stings a sunburn. I'm drawn to discomfort. That place where we all too often run to someone else to take care of it for us: I either sleep in a research tent in a monsoon or face-off used car salesmen and other bureaucrats about climate adaptation policy.

👍 Why Follow Me?

• I make science sexy. (Yes, soil samples are sexy.)
• I will show you the world, unfiltered. Neither Instagram or Reality here. Just real expeditions, real challenges, and real wins.
• You will suddenly question every piece of knowledge you have. Why has this planet become our new normal?

💥 The Quinn Manifesto

1. Live your life fierce. Burn bright, leave no trace.
2. Love hard. The planet. Its people. The possibility of change.
3. Fight dirty. (Figuratively. Mostly.)

So join me. The world is on fire—what did you want to learn to do next?